Sediment-collector for boilers.



No. 782,314. PATENTE-D FEB. 14, 1905.

' H. H. BALTZLEY.

SEDIMENT COLLECTOR FOR BOILERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1904.

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I by I UNITED STAT S Patented February 14, 1905,

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY H. BALTZLEY. OF ASSUMPTION, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOJOHN D. BALTZLEY, OF ASSUMPTION, ILLINOIS.

SEDlMENT-COLLECTOR FOR BOILERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,314, dated February14, 1905.

Application filed August 5, 190(2- Serial No. 219,682.

To all whom itqnaty concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. BALTZLELfi citizen of the United States,residing at Assumption, in the county of Christian and State ofIllinois, have, invented a new and useful Sediment-Collector forBoilers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices adapted to be inserted intosteam-boilers for the purpose of collecting impurities in the watersuchas mud, scales, lime, and the like-and thereby prevent deposit of suchimpurities in the bottom of the boiler.

The object of the invention is to provide a sediment-collector the sidewalls of which are provided .with spaced parallel flanges forming aplurality of converging channels through which the water flows to thesediment-trough.

A further object has reference to the supporting means for thecollector-trough; and it includes-a pair of supporting-legs hinged uponeach end piece of the trough and adapted to be folded upwardly againstsaid end piece to thereby permit the trough to be readily inserted intoa'boiler and the legs to be swung downward to support the trough uponits insertion into the boiler.

, The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, aswill be seen,

from the following description and claims and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 shows in perspective a vertical centralsection of a boiler with my improved collector inserted therein. Fig. 2shows a perspective view of the collector removed from the'boiler, andFig. 3 is a detail view of one of the end pieces with the supportinglegsfolded fiat up and against the ends of the trough.

The collector in detail consists of a metal trough 1, having a bottom 2of an extended V shape and sides 3 3 extending upwardly and inwardlyfrom the V-shaped bottom and at about a rightangle thereto. In'thepresent instance the bottom and sides are formed from a single sheet ofmetal, the metal being first bent to form an angle of approximately onehundred and twenty degrees, the sides being then bent 'upon themselvesinwardly at an angle of approximately ninety degrees, thus partiallyclosing the open top of the trough. The ends of the trough are closed bypieces of metal 4:, soldered or otherwise fastened thereto and of ashape similar to a cross-section of the trough, said ends 4 extending onboth sides beyond the sides 3 3 and having fastened at their ends bysolder or other means flanges 5 5, parallel to the sides 2 and 3. Owingto the extension of said ends 4 beyond the sides 3, a space orwater-channel will be formed between the flanges 5 and sides 3 on eachside of the trough. It will be apparent that owing to thepartially-closed top the sediment is more completely retained in thetrough.

Fastened on each end piece 4 by means of hinges 6 are two legs 7, thearrangement being such that on the insertion of the collector into themanhole of a steam-boiler the legs 7 can be folded upwardly to lie flatagainst the ends 4, thus making the entire device of much less compassand rendering its insertion into the boiler much more readilyaccomplished. After its insertion into the boiler the legs 7 are swungdownwardly from the ends 4 and the device thus completely supportedwithin the boiler upon said legs.

In operation the heated water in the boiler passes up between the sides3 of the trough proper and the flanges 5, and the sediment contained inthe water falls into the trough and is therein collected.

It will be readily apparent from the above description that by means ofa device of this character the sediment contained in the water can beeasily collected and removed from the boiler and all danger of depositsand subsequent incrustation from such sources eradicated.

The device is of course subject to slight modification and change, and Iintend to include such in the present claims as being within the scopeof my invention.

The members 5, which converge toward their upper edges, serve asdeflectors and at the same time fenders and cooperate with theupwardly-convergent side walls of the receptacle to induce thesettlement of sediment in the receptacle and prevent its subsequentdisturbance and displacement by the subsequent agitation of the water.Moreover, the effect of these deflectors or fenders is increased by theinturned lips at the upper edges thereof, which serve to reduce to someextent the violence of the agitation of the water in passing upwardbetween the deflectors and the side walls of the receptacle, so that asthe water after having traversed the restricted passages passes inwardover the receptacle it is in a condition to deposit the sediment. Theagitation thereof is not sufficiently violent to hold the sediment insuspension. The general direction of the passages thus formed betweenthe deflectors and the side walls of the receptacle is such as to causethe water after traversing the same to flow inwardly over thereceptacle, and in the continued circulation of the water through theboiler practically all of it will traverse these passages and pass overthe receptacle. The upward deflection or divergence of the portion ofthe bottom of the receptacle also cooperate with the deflectors, and inpractice the water in passing upward in contact with the lower surfaceof the bottom of the receptacle will strike the lower edges of thedeflectors and will be by them diverted into the upwardly-extendingpassages, thus forming what may be termed an eddy and immediatelychecking the rapidity of movement of the water, so that by the time thewater reaches the inturned lips and is by them thrown inward over thereceptacle the motion of the water is so slow as to insure thepractically complete deposit of any solid substances which may have beenheld in suspension.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Asediment-collector comprisinga receptacle, and means carried by thereceptacle and spaced laterally from the side walls thereof forretarding the movement of the water adjacent thereto.

2. A sediment-collector comprising a receptacle having vertical endwalls and upwardlyconverging side walls, and deflectors spaced laterallyfrom the side walls of the receptacle.

3. A sediment-collector comprisinga receptacle having a V-shaped bottomand water-deflecting means disposed on each side of the receptacle andspaced laterally from the side walls thereof.

4. Asediment-collector comprising a receptacle, and means disposed oneach side of the receptacle and secured to the side walls of the latterfor directing and impeding the movement of water adjacent thereto.

5. A sediment-collector com prising a receptacle provided withupwardly-converging side walls, and oppositely disposed deflectorsspaced from the side walls of the receptacle and defining water passagesthe outlets of which are restricted.

6. Asediment-co'llector comprising areceptacle provided withupwardly-converging side walls, and oppositely-disposed deflectorsarranged adjacent to said side walls.

7 A sediment-collector comprising a receptacle having a V-shaped bottomand provided with upwardly-converging side walls, and deflectors carriedby the receptacle and spaced laterally from the side walls thereof.

8. A sediment-collector comprising a receptacle provided with aninclined bottom and upwardly-converging side walls, and means disposedparallel with the side vvalls of the receptacle for deflecting the waterinto the latter.

9. A sediment-collector comprising a receptacle havingupwardly-converging deflectors disposed parallel with and spaced fromthe side walls of said receptacle.

10. A sediment-collector comprising a receptacle havingupwardly-extending deflectors disposed adjacent to and spaced from theside walls thereof, said deflectors having inturned lips at their upperedges.

11. A sediment-collector, comprising a receptacle havingupwardly-converging deflec tors disposed parallel with and spaced fromthe side walls thereof, and supporting-feet pivoted to said receptacle.

12. A sediment-collector comprising a receptacle having water-deflectingmeans disposed on each side thereof, andsupportingfeet pivoted to saidreceptacle.

13. A sediment-collector, comprising a receptacle provided with aninclined bottom and upwardly-converging side walls, supportingfeetpivoted to the opposite ends of the receptacle and means for deflectingthe water into the latter.

14. A sediment-collector, comprising a receptacle having anupwardly-converging bottom, deflectors spaced from the side walls of thereceptacle, and supporting-feet pivoted to the opposite ends of saidreceptacle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Y HENRY H. BALTZLEY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE HUTCHINSON,

JOHN M. HOLMES.

